me and alex are opening a tv school to teach people about tv and it will also be a reality show so its pretty much abed level meta and satah will be the wacky professor and it's all coming together now.
Rule 2 - Answer the questions of the person who tagged you and write eleven new ones.
Rule 3 - Tag eleven people and link them.
Rule 4 - Let them know you’ve tagged them.
tagged by lacaterpillar c: i don't really want to tag other people so like, open tag, do it if you like, i've tagged some people who might be interested in this sorta thang but there's no obligations here
1. best book you’ve read in the last year or so?
Oh man. I mean, in terms of geekdom I have been super enjoying the Before Watchmen comix but in terms of things people who are not directly tied to things might enjoy, I just recently read The Dark by Claire Mulligan, which was historical fiction book about the Fox sisters, three sisters from New York City who played a huge role in creating the Spiritualism movement. This book is like... it really is the perfect mix of fact and spin and I very sincerely enjoyed reading it, and can definitely see myself reading it again. I would definitely encourage you to check it out! it is lovely.
2. think of a time you felt really content with who you are and what the context was that brought that out?
Hmmm. Well. I sort of thought about this question for a few minutes and all I came up with is that generally speaking I am a lot happier with the person that I am now than I was a few years ago, and this is due I think in a very large part to having done to therapy and, among other things, learned to love/accept/tolerate things about myself that I'm not proud of. So although I can't think of any moment that stands out as like a zen-the-world-was-perfect-and-so-was-I moment I think what I do have is still important?
3. what would you bring to a potluck?
WELL. This depends on if the potluck has a given theme and what other people are bringing to the potluck (nobody likes a potluck with four kinds of salad. okay some people do. but. you know.) But if those variables are accounted for and I can bring whatever I want, I'd probably bring some kind of crockpot little-bit-of-everything comfort-y food. yeahhhh.
4. first song you knew all the words to? (do you still know them?)
Oh dear. Well, barring nursery rhymes.... my family used to make the trip to the Maritimes like, every summer or every other summer and for an impossibly long period of time during when we did that, my parents would make the trip with only two albums: a two-disc Elton John "Greatest Hits" compilation, and some generic Garth Brooks album. So I can say with confidence that I knew eeeeevery word to every song and every transition between those songs on all three of those CDs, but which one I learned first is anyone's guess. I definitely still know all the Elton John songs because I still like Elton John, but Garth Brooks..... yeah, no, still probably do, even though I don't listen to him much.
5. (stealing from elise) three songs that would have to be on your life movie soundtrack
hmmm.
1. 1 John 4:16 -- The Mountain Goats
2. Movin' Out -- Billy Joel
3. Starships -- Nicki Minaj
There are a lot of other ones. But. I dunno, there's three.
6. oldest piece of clothing you own, where you got it, any really important memory with it?
I have the craziest wool sweater... my mom and i think my great-grandmother knit it. By hand. It's ivory-coloured with bison knit on the sides/back/sleeves, and it's gotta weigh like four pounds. We found it in my grandmother's hope chest and I stole it immediately. It'll be lovely for Ottawa winters. I should post pictures, it's an amazing piece of clothing. On a related note, I own my grandmother's wedding dress, and while I wasn't present for my grandmother's wedding (.... obviously) it's my hope to get the dress restored (possibly resized because my grandma was a twig, i swear) and wear it when/if i ever get married.
7. turn-to junk food?
SOUR GUMMY WORMS FOREVER.
8. a few favourite words (and maybe reasons why)?
Renegade, coincidence, expedient, fierté, tournesol, mirth. Generally, favourites both because I like the way they sound, and because I have some weird fondness for the meaning.
9. most significant memory attached to fireworks?
I don’t have a lot of memories attached to fireworks! I guess I would say the most significant was the time I went to see fireworks with Satah and Laura and I think Caleb and some other folks… I think it must’ve been for a New Year’s celebration? But it felt significant because I think it was the first time I’d gone to see fireworks without my family, and because it was one of the last times I was going to be seeing those people all together for a while, and I remember particularly like poetically (pathetically) contrasting satah’s cigarette glow with fireworks in the distance and watching the boats and the stars and feeling just like, very alive.
10. a dream that’s stuck with you?
I …. really can’t think of anything.
11. an oldie, but, hop on a plane/train/car right now to…? (and why? and with…?)
Prolly hop a train, I love travelling by train. I think I’d like to go out west! ‘cause I’ve never been. I’d probably go with Naaman, he has lots of awesome family out that way that I haven’t yet had the pleasure to meet.
YOUR QUESTIONS
Favourite 3-5 songs at the moment? (I’m selfish, I want new music.)
What is your favourite article of clothing you own, and why is it your favourite?
What’s your favourite pattern?
Tell me the name of someone important to you. You can use initials if you want.
Which months of the year are your favourite and least favourite?
Tell me something you’ve always wanted to try (but haven’t yet).
Have you ever tried something you were really excited for, but it didn’t live up to your expectations? What was it?
Favourite movie?
If you could visit any time period in history (barring terrible prejudices), which would it be?
What flavour of soda do you feel best represents you?
What’s your favourite board game? (if you don’t like board games, favourite video game/childhood game/whatever you like)
spicysketchbook answered your question: can’t decide if i want to spend the next hour...
15 min yoga and then potatoes! best of both :D
ahh, but see the yoga is at the university and cooking is at home and the thing is an hour
spicysketchbook replied to your post: can’t decide if i want to spend the next hour...
idk if you have an ipod touch or anything but they have an app that does step-by step yoga i can’t remember the name but the app is purple and pink/dark coloured.
that's.... actually a really good solution though wow yeah i am gonna do that while my scalloped potatoes are in the oven
crowdingouteffect answered your question: can’t decide if i want to spend the next hour...
given the choice I always choose food over exercise
i know right but i'm trying to get my health in order which involves exercising which sucks but is necessary because i've been trying for literally two and a half months to meet with a personal trainer and random stuff keeps conspiring against me so apparently if i want this to happen i gotta do stuff on my own?
